Railway Man: Nicole Kidman’s Drama Honored by Screen Producers Australia

Jonathan Teplitzky’s “The Railway Man,” starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, was named as feature film production of the year at the 14th annual Screen Producers Australia Awards. The awards took place Tuesday evening in Melbourne alongside the industry’s Screen Forever conference. Every Cloud Productions’ “The Gods of Wheat Street,” named as tele-movie or mini-series production of the […]

Oscar Scandals: Brando’s Oscar Statuette

Reportedly, Marlon Brando used his 1954 Oscar statuette for On the Waterfront  to help hold his front door open. However, it was stolen and did not turn up until much later, when a London auction house contacted him and informed him of its whereabouts. Share this:

Oscar Speeches: Belafonte, Harry: Honorary Oscar Recipient’s Powerful Speech

Harry Belfonatee thanked such inspirations as Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Eleanor Roosevelt and Paul Robeson, quoting the latter’s statement that artists are the gatekeepers of truth and the radical voice of civilization.

Oscar 2014: Best Actress–Julianne Moore’s Year???

Strong Performances by a female actor in a lead role (in alphabetical order)….

Corn Island: Georgia’s Entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar

Corn Island, written and directed by George Ovashvili, is Georgia’s entry for the 2014 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar .